John_ch
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Hi all, I have been lurking for a couple of weeks so I thought I better introduce myself!
Well I am John (42) and live in Fife, Scotland. I was diagnosed as T2 about 7 year ago. Which has been controlled by diet? My bloods had always been very good, so good that last year my GP decided that the first diagnoses were wrong and I was not diabetic… Well, a couple of weeks ago I decided to get the bg meter out and do a test as I felt like **** ( I do suffer from a few other medical problems, high blood pressure, IBS/IBD and just got the all clear on my heart after a few years of problems)
The reading was 21.6! The highest I have had before was 11. Because of my other problems and how I was feeling I contacted my out of hours Doctors. Was told to get myself to the Surgery and they would see me. Turns out my bloods were 25.7 when I got there and I had a throat infection, chest infection and a UTI. Was given antibiotics and told to see my own GP.
Doctor phone at 9:30 and asked me to come in and have fasting bloods taken. Bloods were back the next day. My HbA1c was 9.6 % and my bloods were 18. He had to re diagnose me as type 2! Was started on Metformin. Within a week I found that the Metformin did not agree with me and was changed to the slow release, but that was the same. The next week I was changed to 80mg Glicazide. I have been on it 4 days now and have no problems with it. My bloods are still high, first thing in the morning can be anything from 12 to 18.2, during the day before meals from 12 to 20 and after it can be in the mid 20s almost every day. Last night before bed it was 27.6! I stick to a low carb diet and what carbs I do have are all low to med GI. I was a head chef in a hospital so I have a good grasp of what I should and should not eat.
I have to go and have bloods taken on Tuesday (4th) and will see my DN the next week. How long is it safe for my bloods to be so high and how long should it be before I see a change I my readings due to the Glicazide?
Sorry for such a long post
John
Well I am John (42) and live in Fife, Scotland. I was diagnosed as T2 about 7 year ago. Which has been controlled by diet? My bloods had always been very good, so good that last year my GP decided that the first diagnoses were wrong and I was not diabetic… Well, a couple of weeks ago I decided to get the bg meter out and do a test as I felt like **** ( I do suffer from a few other medical problems, high blood pressure, IBS/IBD and just got the all clear on my heart after a few years of problems)
The reading was 21.6! The highest I have had before was 11. Because of my other problems and how I was feeling I contacted my out of hours Doctors. Was told to get myself to the Surgery and they would see me. Turns out my bloods were 25.7 when I got there and I had a throat infection, chest infection and a UTI. Was given antibiotics and told to see my own GP.
Doctor phone at 9:30 and asked me to come in and have fasting bloods taken. Bloods were back the next day. My HbA1c was 9.6 % and my bloods were 18. He had to re diagnose me as type 2! Was started on Metformin. Within a week I found that the Metformin did not agree with me and was changed to the slow release, but that was the same. The next week I was changed to 80mg Glicazide. I have been on it 4 days now and have no problems with it. My bloods are still high, first thing in the morning can be anything from 12 to 18.2, during the day before meals from 12 to 20 and after it can be in the mid 20s almost every day. Last night before bed it was 27.6! I stick to a low carb diet and what carbs I do have are all low to med GI. I was a head chef in a hospital so I have a good grasp of what I should and should not eat.
I have to go and have bloods taken on Tuesday (4th) and will see my DN the next week. How long is it safe for my bloods to be so high and how long should it be before I see a change I my readings due to the Glicazide?
Sorry for such a long post
John